What did E.W. Kenyon teach on tithing?

• God is the original giver.
• He so loved that He gave.
• All giving is a love affair.
• When people love the Master they will give to His cause.
• When they love the message they will bear the burden of its Broadcasting.
• No one has close fellowship with the Father who is not a giver.

The relation of giving to prayer is shown in Jn. 3:13-24. By closing up your heart to the needy you close Heaven to your prayers.

The reason for many unanswered prayers is explained in this scripture.
When we call for the doctor we expect to pay him; when we get medicine at the drug store we expect to pay.
We should share with the Lord when He answers our prayer as we share with the doctor and druggist.

His blessings will always match our giving.
I have found that the measure of my giving is the measure of my receiving. If we give largely, we will receive largely.

Mal. 3:10, “Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, and there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”

This is a warning to the careless giver.
It is a challenge to the earnest giver and it is a promise to the real givers. He says to us to bring the whole tithe into the store-house. Sometimes it is very hard to give the whole tithe. I remember a man telling me that he was always a tither and had been greatly blessed because of it while he worked on a salary.

He had saved up money enough to go into business and his business was prosperous from the beginning. Instead of being able to give twenty-five or thirty dollars a month, he was now enabled to give several hundred and the temptation was strong to cut his giving down.

He was an honest man and he prayed much about it. Finally he caught the vision and promised God he would give a tenth and then he began to give offerings beside the tenth. When I last saw him he had instead of one small store, three large stores. The hand of God was upon him in a very rich way.
I knew of another that received several thousand dollars from his mother’s estate. He had tithed in his small way until this large amount came. He and his wife discussed it and prayed about it much until finally they decided that this was a gift and they dared to give God His share. Then He became their partner in a sense they had never known.

He tells us that He wants us to bring the whole tithe into the store-house that there may be food for the poor, for the needy.

He says I want you to prove me if I will not pour you out a blessing that you are unable to receive. In the next verse (Mal. 3:11): “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.” Most of God’s people put money in bags with holes. They often lose their investments because they will not share with the Lord.

It will be to the Lord’s interest to back you up, to protect you from losses if He is to be a sharer in the income. Do not use your tithes for any other purpose; give it to the Lord. You cannot pay bills with it. You cannot support your own children with it. It is to be given to the Lord and His work.